Hulu Cooks Up ‘Searching for Soul Food’ Travel Series

By R. Thomas Umstead
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Alisha Reynolds hosts Onyx Collective created reality docuseries

Hulu and Onyx Collective will serve up the best soul food from around the world in a new reality series, Searching For Soul Food, debuting on the streaming service June 2.

The series, hosted by celebrity chef Alisa Reynolds, will travel to several international destinations in search of what soul food looks like around the world, according to the service. The eight-episode series will follow Reynolds as she explores the culinary worlds of Mississippi, Oklahoma, Appalachia, South Africa, Italy, Jamaica, Peru and Los Angeles.

Searching for Soul Food is executive produced by Melina Matsoukas, Jacob Cohen-Holmes and Ali Brown and produced by Woodman Park Productions. 

R. Thomas Umstead
R. Thomas Umstead

R. Thomas Umstead serves as senior content producer, programming for Multichannel News, Broadcasting + Cable and Next TV. During his more than 30-year career as a print and online journalist, Umstead has written articles on a variety of subjects ranging from TV technology, marketing and sports production to content distribution and development. He has provided expert commentary on television issues and trends for such TV, print, radio and streaming outlets as Fox News, CNBC, the Today show, USA Today, The New York Times and National Public Radio. Umstead has also filmed, produced and edited more than 100 original video interviews, profiles and news reports featuring key cable television executives as well as entertainers and celebrity personalities.